Fire and Ice: Sports Romance, #1

By Madeline Heart

Sparks fly on and off the ice in this sizzling hockey romance short story, where passion battles betrayal, and love is the ultimate prize.

 

Callie Hamilton is a force of nature in the male-dominated world of the NHL. A brilliant coach with an iron will, she's determined to prove that she belongs. But when an anonymous betrayal threatens to derail her hard-won career and throw her team, the Ice hawks, into chaos, everything she's fought for is at stake.

 

Nikolai Kovalev, the Ice Hawks' enigmatic goalie, is a wall on the ice and a heartbreaker off it. He's as infuriating as he is talented, and their clashes are infamous. Yet, beneath the hostility, an undeniable attraction crackles. As Callie is forced to push Nikolai harder than any player before, their rivalry ignites into something far more dangerous.

 

With the pressure mounting and the stakes rising, Callie and Nikolai are locked in a relentless battle, both on the ice and within their own hearts. But the line between love and hate is razor-thin, and their forbidden connection could be the key to victory...or lead them both to a shattering defeat.

 

Fire and Ice is a passionate, fast-paced hockey romance short story that will keep you breathless until the final buzzer.

 

Perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers, fierce competition, and characters who fight for their dreams, no matter the cost.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Madeline Heart
• Release date: May 20, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224179930

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Table of Contents

Fire and Ice (Sports Romance, #1)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Fire and Ice

By Madeline Heart

© Madeline Heart 2004. All Rights Reserved

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 1

The roar of the crowd was a tangible thing, a wall of noise shoving Callie Hamilton backwards a step. The ice gleamed under the harsh arena lights, reflecting back a thousand versions of herself: determined, unsure, too damn stubborn for her own good. Overhead, the jumbotron spat out her face, alongside a career highlight reel she'd rather not relive.

Callie 'The Hammer' Hamilton, making history tonight as the NHL's first female head coach... The commentator's voice oozed practiced enthusiasm; the kind that grated on her nerves more than the opposition's trash talk ever had.

A whistle shrilled, cutting through the frenzy. Her team, the Chicago Ice Hawks, were a blur of blue and grey taking formation. She tightened her grip on the railing, fingernails digging into cold metal. If her players sensed a hint of doubt in their new coach, the sharks circling in blue across the ice would smell blood in the water.

Keep your damn heads, she muttered, less to them, more to the relentless ghost inside her that whispered about blown chances and closed doors. It was a voice she'd battled since a shattered knee ended her own playing career, the bitter echo of every armchair coach who'd said a woman didn't belong on the ice.

Well, here she was. Not on the